PT-2001-1419 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 2001-03-26 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2001-0190

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Solaris versions 2.8 and earlier

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the /usr/bin/cu executable, potentially affecting other operating systems as well. This issue allows local users to escalate privileges by executing cu with a long program name, specifically the arg0 parameter.

Recommendations: For Solaris versions 2.8 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0190

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0190 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6224 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97983943716311&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98028642319440&w=2 · Note